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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS La Crosse, WI

April 10, 200711 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm warning at Apr 10, 2007, 3:51 PM CDT for 11 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 10, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2007, 3:51 PM CDT (20:51 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 12, 2007, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
All 26 counties

Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2007-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2007-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1843 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KARX 102051
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
351 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL
STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI THIS EVENING
AND ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BREAK OUT
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
INTO WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES MAY BE WARM ENOUGH
INITIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THAT
RAIN OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAY OCCUR AT THE ONSET. HOWEVER...A
RAPID CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MID EVENING. THE SNOW
WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. CURRENTLY...IT
APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94
CORRIDOR WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY. NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 94...LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...GENERALLY IN THE 4
TO 6 INCH RANGE.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-110500-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0004.070411T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0005.070411T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
351 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA AND
INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. SOME RAIN MAY BE MIXED
INITIALLY WITH THE SNOW...BUT WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY
MID EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-110500-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0004.070411T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0005.070411T0300Z-070412T0300Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
351 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE AREA AND INCREASE IN
INTENSITY THIS EVENING. SOME RAIN MAY MIX IN FROM TIME TO TIME
EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT THEN RAPIDLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY
MID EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-110500-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0004.070411T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.SN.Y.0006.070411T0300Z-070412T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
351 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND
THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY. 

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

DAS
11 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KARX 110205
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
905 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

...SNOW STARTING TO FALL...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GATHER STRENGTH ACROSS THE
PLAINS THIS EVENING. THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER
EASTERN NEBRASKA THIS EVENING...WITH A BROAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION
SPREADING OUT AHEAD OF IT ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA...IOWA...SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS. A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW WAS FALLING OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WITH ALL SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
WHERE SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATION HAS BEGUN IN GRASSY AREAS. AS WE
MOVE TOWARD THE MIDNIGHT HOUR...EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION TO BECOME
ALL SNOW. 

SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
CURRENTLY...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF
THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY.
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94...LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...GENERALLY
IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-111015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
905 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY.

EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY BE SNOW
THROUGH THIS PERIOD...BUT THERE MAY STILL BE SOME RAIN MIXED IN
UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS BY MORNING TO BE IN
THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-111015-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.070411T0300Z-070412T0300Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
905 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY.

THERE MAY STILL BE AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OR FLURRIES ACROSS THE
AREA YET THIS EVENING...BUT EXPECT SNOW TO SLOWLY INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE AREA AS WE MOVE TOWARD THE
MIDNIGHT HOUR. SNOW SHOULD FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH 2 TO 5
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-111015-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0006.070411T0300Z-070412T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
905 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY.

THERE MAY BE AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OR FLURRIES ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...BUT EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION TO
BECOME ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED IN INCREASE IN
INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE
BY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY BY THE TIME THE
SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MW
000 
WWUS43 KARX 110521
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1221 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GATHER STRENGTH ACROSS THE
PLAINS THIS EVENING. THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER
EASTERN NEBRASKA AT MIDNIGHT...WITH A BROAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION
SPREADING OUT AHEAD OF IT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS FALLING
OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHERN...WITH ALL SNOW OVER
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME AREAS HAVE
ALREADY PICKED UP A COUPLE OF INCHES ACCUMULATION...MAINLY ON
GRASSY AREAS AND EXPOSED SURFACES. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY. 

SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING. CURRENTLY...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL OCCUR
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR WHERE 6 TO
12 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94...LESSER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...GENERALLY IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-111330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1221 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING.

EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW
WILL ACCUMULATE...WITH UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY
MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY BY THE TIME THE
SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-111330-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1221 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS
EVENING.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH
THE NIGHT...AND SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED BY
MORNING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE. 
SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-111330-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
1221 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...
WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY MORNING. THE SNOW
WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MW
000 
WWUS43 KARX 111000
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
500 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...ACCUMULATING SNOWS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A SPRING SNOW STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO PARTS OF THE
REGION...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM MISSOURI TO
ACROSS MICHIGAN LATER TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL FALL TO THE
NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW CENTER...AND WITH COLD AIR EITHER IN
PLACE OR BEING ENTRAINED INTO THE SYSTEM...SNOW WILL BE THE
DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE. THE SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF LATER
THIS EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
GENERALLY SOUTH OF A WABASHA MINNESOTA TO BLACK RIVER FALLS
WISCONSIN LINE. NORTH OF THERE...TOTALS IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE
ARE EXPECTED. THE BULK OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON GRASSY
AND EXPOSED SURFACES.

THIS MORNING...THE SNOW MAY STILL MIX WITH SOME RAIN ALONG AND
SOUTH OF CHARLES CITY IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN LINE...AND IN THE
MISSISSIPPI AND WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEYS. THIS SHOULD CHANGE OVER
TO ALL SNOW BY MID TO LATE MORNING. IN ADDITION...MOST ROADWAYS
WILL ONLY BE WET EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS HOLDING
MOSTLY TO THE GRASSY AND EXPOSED SURFACES. 

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-111800-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
500 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...PERSISTING INTO
THE EVENING HOURS. THIS BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE
EAST INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED
WITH RAIN AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CHARLES
CITY IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN LINE...AND IN THE MISSISSIPPI AND
WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEYS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10
INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY AND
OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-111800-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
500 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...PERSISTING INTO
THE EVENING HOURS. THIS BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE
EAST INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED
WITH RAIN AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CHARLES
CITY IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN LINE...AND IN THE MISSISSIPPI AND
WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEYS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10
INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY AND
OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-111800-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
500 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...PERSISTING INTO
THE EVENING HOURS. THIS BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE
EAST INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS ON
GRASSY AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

RIECK
000 
WWUS43 KARX 111218
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
718 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...ACCUMULATING SNOWS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.AN EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO
AREA...AS IT TRACKS FROM MISSOURI TO ACROSS MICHIGAN LATER
TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING...WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES GENERALLY SOUTH OF A WABASHA
MINNESOTA TO BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN LINE. NORTH OF
THERE...TOTALS IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED. THE BULK OF
THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON GRASSY AND EXPOSED SURFACES.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-112030-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
718 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AREA THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL INTO THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS.

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN
WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY AND OTHER
EXPOSED SURFACES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-112030-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
718 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AREA THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL INTO THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING...
ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGETOPS AND IN OPEN COUNTRY.

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN
WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY AND OTHER
EXPOSED SURFACES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-112030-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
718 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...PERSISTING
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL
MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE ON GRASSY AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

THOMPSON
000 
WWUS43 KARX 111507
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1007 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...

.AN INTENSE EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN
MISSOURI AT MID MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA. THIS LOW WILL TRACK FROM NORTHEAST MISSOURI TO
MICHIGAN LATER TONIGHT...WITH THE SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF LATER THIS
EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY GENERALLY
SOUTH OF A WABASHA MINNESOTA TO BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN LINE.
NORTH OF THERE...TOTALS IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED.
THE BULK OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON GRASSY AND EXPOSED
SURFACES.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-112315-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1007 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AREA TODAY...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IN
ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND ON NORTH
SOUTH HIGHWAYS.

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN
WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY
AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-112315-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1007 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AREA TODAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH
COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING... ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGETOPS
AND IN OPEN COUNTRY.

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN
WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES ARE LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS...WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. MOST OF THESE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON GRASSY AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-112315-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
1007 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...PERSISTING
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL
MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE ON GRASSY AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

RABERDING
000 
WWUS43 KARX 111750
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1250 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...

.AN INTENSE EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AT MID DAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA. THIS LOW WILL TRACK INTO MICHIGAN LATER TONIGHT...WITH
THE SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY GENERALLY SOUTH OF A WABASHA MINNESOTA
TO BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN LINE. NORTH OF THERE...TOTALS IN
THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED. THE BULK OF THESE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON GRASSY AND EXPOSED SURFACES.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-120000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1250 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IN
ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND ON NORTH
SOUTH HIGHWAYS.

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN
WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY
AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-120200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1250 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH
COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING... ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGE TOPS
AND IN OPEN COUNTRY.

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN
WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES ARE LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS...WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. MOST OF THESE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON GRASSY AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-120200-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
1250 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...PERSISTING
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL
MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE ON GRASSY AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

RABERDING
000 
WWUS43 KARX 112024
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
324 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...

.AN INTENSE EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER WEST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS AT MID AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA. THIS LOW WILL TRACK INTO MICHIGAN LATER
TONIGHT...WITH THE SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY GENERALLY
SOUTH OF A WABASHA MINNESOTA TO BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN LINE.
NORTH OF THERE...TOTALS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED. THE
BULK OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON GRASSY AND EXPOSED
SURFACES.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-120000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
324 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AREA THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35
MPH COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY
AND ON NORTH SOUTH HIGHWAYS.

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN
WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY AND OTHER
EXPOSED SURFACES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-120300-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
324 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AREA THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING...
ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN COUNTRY.

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN
WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
8 INCHES ARE LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS...WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. MOST OF THESE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON GRASSY AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-120300-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
324 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...
PERSISTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING
SNOWS WILL MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE ON GRASSY AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

RABERDING
000 
WWUS43 KARX 120015
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
715 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES EXTENDED TO LAST THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM WAS STILL AFFECTING THE REGION THIS
EVENING...AND LOOKS LIKE IT WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
SNOW WAS STILL FALLING ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF THE AREA...AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WERE CAUSING
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN SOME AREAS.

SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST
INTO MICHIGAN. WIDESPREAD SNOW TOTALS BY MORNING SHOULD BE IN THE
3 TO 8 INCH RANGE...WITH ISOLATED AREAS SEEING AS MUCH AS 10
INCHES BEFORE THE STORM IS DONE. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED A
BIT FURTHER TO THE NORTH...NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 10 IN NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE BULK OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON
GRASSY AND EXPOSED SURFACES...AND SOME MELTING WILL OCCUR WITH
TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING MARK.


IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-120815-
/O.EXT.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
715 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY.

A BAND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF
THE AREA THIS EVENING...MAINLY FROM OSAGE AND AUSTIN...TO STEWARTVILLE
AND CHATFIELD...AND UP TOWARD WINONA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE UNDER THIS BAND THROUGH LATE
EVENING. ELSEWHERE...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN
INCH. BUT EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT...GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING. OPEN AREAS AND NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE.

THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES OVERNIGHT...AND WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE BY THEN AS WELL. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS
BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM...UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-120815-
/O.EXT.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
715 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY.

EXPECT SEVERAL BANDS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. 
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE BEFORE
IT BEGINS TO LET UP. BUT EVEN AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING. OPEN AREAS...RIDGE TOPS...AND NORTH TO SOUTH
ROADWAYS ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE. 

THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES OVERNIGHT...AND WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE BY THEN AS WELL. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS
BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM...UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-120815-
/O.EXT.KARX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
715 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY.

A BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 29.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE
UNDER THIS BAND FROM ABBOTSFORD AND LONGWOOD...DOWN TOWARD
NEILLSVILLE...THROUGH LATE EVENING. TO THE NORTH...ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. BUT EVEN AS THE SNOW
BEGINS TO TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE...RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. 

THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES OVERNIGHT...AND WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE BY THEN AS WELL. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS
BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM...UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MW
000 
WWUS43 KARX 120256
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
956 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SNOW STILL FALLING...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...

.THE CENTER OF THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM WAS NOW LOCATED OVER
NORTHERN ILLINOIS...AND IT WAS MOVING EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA.
THE LAST SIGNIFICANT SNOW BAND EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM...AND
CONTINUED TO DROP SNOWFALL ON THE LOCAL AREA. BUT AS THE STORM
SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY...EXPECT THE SNOW INTENSITY TO
DECREASE...WITH THE THREAT FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION ENDING
OVERNIGHT. UNTIL THAT TIME HOWEVER...ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW
HAMPTON AND DECORAH IOWA...TO LA CROSSE AND BLACK RIVER FALLS
WISCONSIN.

AND...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUED TO RESULT IN SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. THIS WAS GENERATING SOME
TRAVEL DIFFICULTY...AND PERSONS VENTURING OUT OVERNIGHT NEED TO BE
AWARE OF THIS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS. 


IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-120900-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
956 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY.

THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW WAS NOW BEGINNING TO SLOWLY SHIFT TO
THE EAST...AND IT APPEARS THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION WILL BE ENDING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER INCH
OR SO OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF. LIGHT SNOW
OR FLURRIES WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

BUT EVEN THOUGH THE SNOW IS STARTING TO WANE...GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. THIS
WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. THIS
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...WITH THE WINTER STORM
WARNING SET TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-120900-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
956 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY.

THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW WAS RUNNING FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGH 1 AM
EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BLACK RIVER FALLS...
TO LA CROSSE...TO DECORAH. THE SNOW BAND WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT
EAST WITH TIME...AND IT SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
SNOW TAPERS OFF. 

ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE...
RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THIS WILL CAUSE
SOME TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ALONG THE
RIDGE TOPS.

THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...WITH THE WINTER STORM
WARNING SET TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-120900-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
956 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY.

EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT IT APPEARS THE THREAT FOR THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE OVER SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE BEST
CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH 1 AM WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM ABBOTSFORD TO STANLEY...WHERE ANOTHER INCH OR SO WILL BE
POSSIBLE. NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW...RESULTING IN SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. 

THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH BY MORNING...WITH THE ADVISORY SET
TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM. 

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MW
000 
WWUS43 KARX 120627
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
127 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

...SNOW STILL FALLING...BUT DIMINISHING EARLY THIS MORNING...

.THE CENTER OF THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM WAS OVER SOUTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...AND IT WAS MOVING EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA. AS THE
STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY...EXPECT SNOW TO DIMINISH AND
END...WITH THE THREAT FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION ENDING
OVERNIGHT.

GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. THIS WAS GENERATING SOME
TRAVEL DIFFICULTY...AND PERSONS VENTURING OUT OVERNIGHT NEED TO BE
AWARE OF THIS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON THE RIDGETOPS.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-120900-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
127 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BEFORE IT TAPERS
OFF OR ENDS EARLY THIS MORNING.

BUT EVEN THOUGH THE SNOW IS STARTING TO WANE...GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. THIS
WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. THIS
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...WITH THE WINTER
STORM WARNING SET TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-120900-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
127 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BEFORE IT TAPERS
OFF OR ENDS EARLY THIS MORNING.

BUT EVEN THOUGH THE SNOW IS STARTING TO WANE...GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. THIS
WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. THIS
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND
ON THE RIDGETOPS.

THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...WITH THE WINTER
STORM WARNING SET TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ017-029-120900-
/O.CON.KARX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
127 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS. ANOTHER INCH OR SO WILL BE POSSIBLE.
NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW...RESULTING IN SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTY.

THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH BY MORNING...WITH THE ADVISORY
SET TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

THOMPSON
000 
WWUS43 KARX 120902
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

...ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING...

.THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOWFALL OF YESTERDAY WILL
EXIT EAST TO ACROSS MICHIGAN BY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT SNOW
OR FLURRIES WILL LINGER ACROSS PARTS OF WISCONSIN INTO THE
AFTERNOON...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ADDITION ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL STAY BLUSTERY...WHICH COULD
CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING PROBLEMS IN THE OPEN AND 
UNSHELTERED AREAS...HIGHER TERRAIN...AND ON AREA RIDGE-TOPS.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-121015-
/O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
402 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL STAY 
BLUSTERY...WHICH COULD CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
PROBLEMS IN THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS...HIGHER TERRAIN...AND
ON AREA RIDGE-TOPS.

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-121015-
/O.EXP.KARX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
402 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL STAY 
BLUSTERY...WHICH COULD CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
PROBLEMS IN THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS...HIGHER TERRAIN...AND
ON AREA RIDGE-TOPS.


$$

WIZ017-029-121015-
/O.EXP.KARX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070412T0900Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
402 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL STAY 
BLUSTERY...WHICH COULD CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
PROBLEMS IN THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS...HIGHER TERRAIN...AND
ON AREA RIDGE-TOPS.


$$


RIECK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Apr 10, 3:22 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 3:22 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
322 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.SHORT TERM...THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT

SURFACE ANALYSIS THIS AFTERNOON SHOWS LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. REGIONAL RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATE SNOW OR RAIN FALLING AHEAD OF THE LOW FROM NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTH INTO KANSAS AND MISSOURI.

12Z MODEL SUITE HAS FINALLY LATCHED ON TO THIS SYSTEM AND PRODUCED
OUTPUT VERY SIMILAR TO THE WHAT THE VERY CONSISTENT ECMWF HAS BEEN
SHOWING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. NO DOUBT NOW THAT THE ENTIRE AREA WILL
SEE PRECIPITATION FROM THIS EVENT AND CONFIDENCE MUCH HIGHER ON
WHERE THE HEAVY SNOWS WILL DEVELOP.

THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER WYOMING AND COLORADO WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE EAST/SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY BEFORE TURNING A LITTLE MORE NORTHEAST. UPPER LEVEL LOW
TO FORM TONIGHT AND THEN WORK EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IMPRESSIVE FORCING EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH
THE NAM SHOWING 12 TO 16 PVU/S OF VORTICITY ADVECTION IN THE
500-300 MB LAYER LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF DIVERGENCE ALOFT WITH A COUPLE JET STRUCTURE AND THE DIVERGENT
FLOW JUST AHEAD OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST AND DEEPEST QG
CONVERGENCE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE LOW LEVEL QG
CONVERGENCE BETWEEN 1000 AND 850 MB WILL THEN EXIT WHILE
CONTINUING OVER THE AREA ABOVE 850 MB INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
FRONTOGENESIS IN THE 850 TO 500 MB LAYER SETS UP TONIGHT
CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE LIFTING OUT TO THE
NORTHEAST. GOOD ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE ON THE 285K SURFACE OF 3 TO 5
MICROBARS/S SETS UP TONIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT
IS ALSO EVIDENT ON THIS LAYER THAT A TROWAL WILL SET UP WITH THIS
SYSTEM AND WILL MAINTAIN ITSELF OVER OR NEAR THE FORECAST AREA
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WELL.

ALL THIS FORCING POINTS TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO AT
TIMES HEAVY SNOW FALLING OVER THE AREA. FN VECTOR CONVERGENCE IN
THE 700 TO 600 MB LAYER FROM THE NAM POINTS TO THE HEAVIEST SNOWS
FALLING FROM NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. HAVE PUT THE
HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THIS AREA WITH AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10
INCHES EXPECTED. NORTH OF THIS AREA AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES
POSSIBLE NORTHEAST TO ABOUT INTERSTATE 94 WITH TOTALS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES FOR CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES. STILL SOME CONCERN ABOUT
PRECIPITATION TYPES INITIALLY AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED
INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S OVER NORTHEAST IOWA INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN. HOWEVER...BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW AN INITIAL DRY LAYER
SHOULD SATURATE UP AND COOL PRETTY QUICK ONCE THE PRECIPITATION
STARTS. MAY SEE A SHORT PERIOD OF RAIN OR RAIN/SNOW AT THE ONSET
BUT THIS SHOULD RAPIDLY TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. TO ACCOUNT FOR
THIS...HAVE PUT A RAIN/SNOW MIX IN EARLY THIS EVENING FROM SAINT
ANSGAR OVER TO PLATTEVILLE AND SOUTH.

AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES BY THE AREA...IT WILL BE DEEPENING AND
SHOULD PRODUCE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR THIS REASON...DECIDED TO GO WITH A WINTER
STORM WARNING INSTEAD OF A HEAVY SNOW WARNING. FOR COORDINATION
PURPOSES...WENT WITH A SNOW ADVISORY FOR CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES
BUT WITH THE WINDS...THIS MAY HAVE TO BE SWITCHED OVER A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY AT SOME POINT.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

MIXED GUIDANCE TODAY FROM THE LATEST SET OF MEDIUM RANGE MODELS.
THE 06Z OPERATIONAL RUN OF THE GFS SUGGESTS THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL
TAKE A MORE NORTH TRACK BRINGING ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
EVENT TO THE REGION. THE ECMWF CONTINUES IT RECENT TREND OF BEING
FARTHER SOUTH WITH THE SYSTEM WITH THE 00Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEANS ARE
BETWEEN THE TWO BUT CLOSER TO THE OPERATIONAL SOLUTION THAN THE
ECMWF. GUIDANCE FROM HPC PREFERS THE FARTHER SOUTH SOLUTION OF THE
ECMWF ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE COASTAL LOW EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG
THE EAST COAST ONCE THE SYSTEM GETS PAST THE AREA. WITH THIS IN
MIND...HAVE BLENDED THE CURRENT DATABASE WITH THE LATEST HPC
GUIDANCE. THUS HAVE OPTED TO KEEP THE POPS IN THE CHANCE RANGE
THROUGH THE EVENT UNTIL A BETTER CONSENSUS IS REACHED BETWEEN THE
MODELS.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM CDT
     WEDNESDAY FOR WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-WIZ043-
     WIZ044-WIZ053-WIZ054-WIZ055-WIZ061.

     SNOW ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     WIZ017-WIZ029.

MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
     WEDNESDAY FOR MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ094-MNZ095.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM CDT
     WEDNESDAY FOR MNZ079-MNZ088-MNZ096.

IA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
     WEDNESDAY FOR IAZ008-IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM CDT
     WEDNESDAY FOR IAZ011-IAZ030.

&&

04
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 5:00 AM CDT, 10 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
500 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-111000-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE-
FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-
MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-
WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
500 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STORM SYSTEM WILL START TO AFFECT THE AREA FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...SPREADING PRECIPITATION ACROSS MINNESOTA AND IOWA
TODAY...AND THEN EAST INTO WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL START OUT AS RAIN...OR A RAIN SNOW MIX TODAY...CHANGING OVER TO
ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. THE MOST FAVORABLE TIME FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL START FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS
SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW FAR SOUTH THE SNOW WILL EXTEND...DUE TO
SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. IF
THE ANTICIPATED STORM TRACK SHOULD MOVE A BIT NORTH...OR WARM AIR
HOLDS ON LONGER TO THE SOUTH...EXPECTED SNOW TOTALS WOULD BE MUCH
LESS ACROSS THE SOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...BUT SHOULD BE ON
THE DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...CENTERED AROUND AN AXIS FROM AUSTIN
MINNESOTA TO HILLSBORO WISCONSIN. AGAIN...THIS AXIS OF HIGHER AMOUNTS
COULD SHIFT DUE TO WARM AIR OR A CHANGE IN THE STORM TRACK.

FURTHER YET...ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL
FOR MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWS FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE STILL IN QUESTION FOR THIS TIME
PERIOD...THUS UNCERTAINTY REMAINS HIGH ON THE PRECIPITATION TYPE
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM...AND WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT
TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE EXPECTED SNOW...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR MORE SNOW OR RAIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...EVENTUAL MELTING AND
RUNOFF COULD LEAD TO APPRECIABLE RISES ON SOME AREA RIVERS AND
STREAMS. FLOODING COULD BECOME A CONCERN LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE UPCOMING STORM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO CALL IS SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME.

RIECK

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 3:51 PM CDTSnow AdvisoryARXClark, Taylor36 hr

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Sources

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